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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

We are pleased to announce that Faithfulness
Farm once again has raw goat milk available for purchase!

We are excited to report that
in June we transferred most of our herd, including all the milking does, to the
new farm. The larger parcel will allow us to provide for our animals in
ways that simply were not possible at our old location. We are excited
about the future of our entire household, which of course includes our animals,
at our farm. We invite anyone interested in learning
more about our milking procedures and our animals to come by see for
yourself and ask questions.

The does enjoy foraging on their new pasture.

For those who have purchased milk
from us before, you will notice that our prices have increased. The past
two years have seen a significant increase in the cost of feed (primarily) and
hay due to the severe drought in the central US. Last year we absorbed
these increases and chose to maintain the same price for a gallon of milk –
hoping the costs would stabilize. Unfortunately, the opposite has
occurred and our costs have continued to rise as the persistent drought
spreads. As a result, we have decided to increase our prices to levels
more consistent with our area’smarket.

This year we were planning
on transitioning from the Ball quart jars to much nicer ½-gallon glass bottles
and selling milk ONLY in the ½-gallon bottles; however, since we are increasing
the price of the milk and all of our previous customers have the Ball quart jars,
we will offer the ½-gallon bottles as an optional item. The price for
each Ball quart jars w/ lid will remain at $2, and the price for the ½-gallon
bottles w/ lid is $8. As before, the container price is a one-time
purchase (you purchase the jar/bottle) and then jars/bottles are traded during
subsequent milk purchases. We will need to know your preference (jar or bottle)
in advance so we can fill orders in the appropriate containers

Raw milk prices (sold for pet consumption only as required by Florida law):

·$4 per quart (on-farm)

·$7 per half gallon (on-farm)

·$12 per gallon (on-farm)

· Additional fees for delivery.

·Predetermined drop-off locations for
multiple customers w/o additional delivery fee possible, but none have been
coordinated at this time

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to providing you with a quality product for your family.